Saturday, July 14, 2012

Out and about

We started today with breakfast at Panera. Graeme chose the blueberry scone and milk, naturally.


We had to pick up a few things at the grocery store too but spent most of the morning playing.

Plowing the fields...

...sorting the shapes in the barn...

...and counting the wheels on the trucks! Graeme can count to ten now with little help.
This afternoon we met up with Paul, Kendra and Silvia for Hopkins Raspberry Fest. Since the temps were in the 90s, the women and children didn't last very long. Before we left we caught a couple of minutes of live music in the park and enjoyed a snack: a gyro for Kendra and applesauce for Graeme.

After the park we headed home to hang out in the a/c. Baby Silvia is getting so big and Graeme thought it was cool they had the same blankets.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Viva la Mexico!

We spent a week in Cabo at the end of June. Graeme split time between the Grandparents. Lets just say we all got what we wanted: Graeme, spoiled and Matt and Amber, some much needed R & R.
Cabo is situated at the most southern tip of the Baja Peninsula also know as 'Land's End'...cue ominous music here...



Now you might be thinking-Mexico? With all the drug related killings and whatnot? Are you crazy? Note a couple of things:
1. We flew into Cabo and transferred from the airport to the hotel by a hotel shuttle.
2. The resort was gated and guarded by security.
3. Oprah and Clooney have houses there, how dangerous can it be?
4. We didn't leave the resort...except for that one time*...
We're lazy vacationers, like, seriously lazy. Sleep in, eat, lay by the pool, read, complain about how tired we feel while we sip cocktails and alternate dips in the pool with naps in the sun. It's rough.
Our 'ocean view'-a stretch we thought!

Land's End

A cruise ship appeared over night

Look, Ma, I'm on a jet ski!

*After several days of relaxation we decided to do something. We rented jet skis and spent an hour running waves on the Sea of Cortes. We explored the Bay area including the harbor, the arch formation at Land's End, Lover's Beach and got as close as we could to the Cruise Ship. So. Fun.
Matt too!

Amazing. Two giant seals sunning on a rock.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Kiya's first birthday

We celebrated our friend Kiya's first birthday tonight. Graeme loved playing with all the new toys and the cupcakes!


Birthday Girl


Ball pit with Colton


Cupcake time!



Choco stache



Enjoying our gift!

Diva





Monday, July 9, 2012

God Bless America, swimming pools and A/C

With the temps nearing the 100 degree mark, we've been holed up in the house where the weather is always 72 and sunny! But, all that inside time can lead to cabin fever even in the summer, so we picked up a pool for Graeme to splash around in on the fourth of July. He swam while we bbq'd with Paul, Kendra and baby Silvia.

We forgot to tie the slide down before filling the pool but Graeme used his imagination and found another use for it-a raft!


Being English, Mr. Sims did not find humor in this photo...


New ink




We got on the topic of tattoos over breakfast recently and Graeme was very intrigued. We thought at 22 months he was ready...

Le Petit Prince